Picture hanger



Jan. 27,

s. NOVINSKY PICTURE HANGER Filed oct. v, 1.924

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Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STANLEY NOVINSKY, O'F BRAZNELL, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0WAWZENIEC LATO, OF BRAZNELL, PENNSYLVANA.

PICTURE HANGER.

Application filed October 7, 1924. Serial No. 742,201.

To aZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, STANLEY Nevins/KY,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Braznell, in the county of Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments inPicture Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in picturehangers wherein a bracket or gripping device for engaging the oppositeedges of a picture frame is employed in lieu of the usual wire or cord.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a picture hangerwherein a pair of gripping devices in the form of hands are carried by apair of tensioned rods with the hands forcefully gripping the oppositesides of a picture frame with a hanger detachably connected to the rod.

With the above and other objects in View that will appear as the natureof the inven tion is better understood, the same consists of the novelform, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference numerals designate correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a picture hanger constructed inaccordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same, mounted upon a wallthat is shown in section and further illustrated as gripping theopposite sides of a picture frame.

`Figure 3 is a top plan view of the hanger with a portion of the wallshown in secti-on,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view showing the end of one of thetensioned rods supported in a gripping band,

Fioure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line i -V of Fig. 1 showingthe connection between the two tensioned rods, and

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line Vl-VI of Fig. 1 showingone leg of the hanger engaging one of the tensioned gripping rods.

The picture hanger embodies a pair of rods 1 and 2 arranged parallel toeach other and connected together by a sliding connection including aneye 3 formed at one end of the rod 1 and extending at right anglestherefrom to enclose the rod 2, while an eye 4 extending at right anglesfrom the opposite end of the rod 2 encloses the rod 1. A coil spring 5encloses the rod 2 between the eye portions 3 and 4 to cause the outerends of the rods 1 and 2 to be moved inwardly when the rods areseparated for com pressing the spring 5.

The outer ends of the rods 1 and 2 are connected to arms 6 that extendtransversely of the ends of said rods, the outer ends of said rods beingangularly bent as at 7 to be received in pockets formed in said arms asillustrated in Fig. 4 while gripping hands 8 extend forwardly of thearms 6 for gripping the opposite sides of a picture frame 9 illustratedby dotted lines in Fig. 2. `When the arms 6 are separated, the spring 5is placed under tension and when the gripping hands are moved intoengagement with opposite sides of the picture frame 9, the spring tendsto move the gripping hands 1() toward each other for frictionallygripping the picture frame to support the saine in a rigid manner.

A bracket hanger includes a substantially V-shaped frame having sidelegs 10 formed with a hook 11 at the lower ends thereof to engage therods 1 and 2 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 while the upper closed end12 of the bracket hanger is supported upon a nail or other support 13sunk into the wall 14 as shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted that theinner ends 6a of the gripping arms 6 are formed at an angle to thelongitudinal axis of said gripping arms so that when the picture frame 9is gripped by the hands 8, the same will be disposed at an appropriateangle as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

From the above detail description of the device, it is believed that theconstruction and operation thereof will at once be understood, and whilethere is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor|changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a picture hanger of the type described,a pair of engaging sliding rods, a gripping hand carried by the outerend of each rod, and a spring associated with said rods to cause thehands to be moved in directions toward each other for gripping theopposite sides of a picture frame, each grip- -When gripped by thehanger hand.

2. In a picture hanger of the type de- Fcribed, a pair of engagingsliding rods, a gripping hand carried by the outer end of each rod, aspring associated with said rods l0 to cause the hands to be moved indirect-ions toward each other for grippin the op ositc sides of apicture frame, und aanger rame detachably connected to said rod, eachgripping hand including a rearwardly directed nrnrwith the free ends ofthe arms out :It :in angle for flat engagement with a supporting Wall todispose the picture at :m angle when gripped by the hunger hund.

In testimonyv whereof I uix my signature.

STANLEY N0\ INSKY.

